Ghana Together works with our Ghanaian friends of Western Heritage Home, a Ghanaian-registered and managed non-profit, to improve social, educational, and health conditions in Axim, Ghana. Together we accomplish projects, connect WHH to resourceful individuals and organizations, and create sustainable programs. We make a real difference to real people in a local, grassroots effort.
Our website at http://ghanatogether.org tells our story.

May 30, 2018

This May, Ghana Together’s Maryanne Ward visited Axim.
For two days, she joined Regional Library Director Mercy Ackah and Western
Heritage Home Operations Manager Evans Arloo as they reviewed the mobile library
service with Headmistresses/Masters and Library Teachers at 17 schools.

"Madame Mercy", as she is known, trying out the tricycle mobile library. No she doesn't drive it herself---she has Gaddiel Eyison, her library lead staff, to do that!!

At the beginning of September 2014 school term, the
tricycle-based mobile library was dedicated. The library staff began delivering
books to area primary/JHS schools. Ghana Together has provided about 8,000
high-quality children’s books counting those currently on a ship heading across
the Atlantic!

The mobile library program is geared to “bring the
library to the children” rather than expecting the children to consistently
visit the library. It visits each school once/per week, depending some on
whether the District Assembly has helped fund the fuel.

Since schools don’t have libraries or in many cases
textbooks, this is a vital service to encourage literacy, especially for
primary school students.

At the end of the Jan-early April term, 779 Axim-area students
are registered library card holders, and the children had checked out a total of 8,622
books.

Meeting with Headmaster and Library Teacher

We visited every school, met with the Headmistress/Master and/or the Library Teacher. We took photos below the "school sign" to document the visits!

We thank all the generous Americans who have donated high-quality books over the years (...if it's good for your kids or grandkids, it's good for the kids of Axim!!!). They have gone from almost none to a good collection from the very beginner's books to a growing number for JHS level.

We especially thank the Axim Public Library staff and the school leaders for working together to develop this program on behalf of children in Axim.